The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of New Hampshire from 1739 to 1939.
Capital punishment was abolished in New Hampshire on May 30, 2019; however the abolition was not retroactive and one inmate remains on the state's death row.
#
|
Name
|
Age
|
Date of execution
|
Location
|
Crime
|
1 |
Sarah Simpson |
|
December 27, 1739 |
Portsmouth |
feloniously concealing death of infant bastard child
|
2 |
Penelope Kenny |
|
December 27, 1739 |
Portsmouth |
feloniously concealing death of infant bastard child
|
3 |
Eliphaz Dow |
50 |
May 8, 1755 |
Portsmouth |
murder
|
4 |
Ruth Blay |
31 |
December 30, 1768 |
Portsmouth |
concealing the death of newborn
|
5 |
Elisha Thomas |
|
June 3, 1788 |
|
murder
|
6 |
Thomas Powers |
|
July 28, 1796 |
|
rape
|
7 |
Josiah Burnham |
63 |
August 12, 1806 |
|
murder
|
8 |
Daniel Farmer |
28 |
January 3, 1822 |
Amherst[1] |
murder
|
9 |
Abraham Prescott |
18 |
January 6, 1836 |
|
rape/murder
|
10 |
Andrew Howard |
|
July 8, 1846 |
|
robbery/murder
|
11 |
Rev. Enos Dudley |
|
May 23, 1859 |
Grafton |
murder
|
12 |
Samuel Mills |
28 |
May 6, 1868 |
Haverhill Corner |
robbery/murder
|
13 |
Josiah Pike |
31 |
November 9, 1869 |
Concord |
murder
|
14 |
Franklin B. Evans |
67 |
February 17, 1874 |
Concord |
murder
|
15 |
Elwin Major |
29 |
January 5, 1877 |
Concord |
murder
|
16 |
Joseph LaPage |
|
March 15, 1878 |
Concord |
murder
|
17 |
John Pinkham |
|
March 14, 1879 |
Concord |
murder
|
18 |
Joseph Buzzell |
42 |
July 10, 1879 |
Concord |
accessory to murder
|
19 |
Thomas Samon |
36 |
April 17, 1885 |
Concord |
murder
|
20 |
James Palmer |
|
May 1, 1890 |
Concord |
murder
|
21 |
Frank Almy |
|
May 16, 1893 |
Concord |
murder
|
22 |
Oscar Comery |
34 |
February 18, 1916 |
Concord |
murder
|
23 |
Frederick Small |
50 |
January 15, 1918 |
Concord |
murder
|
24 |
Howard Long |
33 |
July 14, 1939 |
Concord |
rape/murder
|
See also
References
- ^ George Hadley, History of the Town of Goffstown, 1733-1820 (Rumford Press, 1924)
External links